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Asia Trails U.S. on Airport Efficiency

8/5/2013 7:48AM

Airports in Asia are less efficient than their counterparts in the U.S., according to new study from the University of British Columbia. Professor Tae Oum, the study’s lead author, talks to the WSJ's Riva Gold about what globetrotters should expect in terminals around the world.

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